CPAP Flashcards
1
Q
CPAP - Indications (2)
A
- Stable + basal crackles - if nil response to o2 and GTN +/- Furosemide
- Increased WOB and/or mid zone to full field crackles - concurrently with pharmacology
2
Q
CPAP - Contraindications (7)
A
- LOC = P or U
- SBP <90mmHg
- Hypoventilation
- Facial Trauma
- Epistaxis
- Pneumothorax
- Active vomiting
